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Lagos Emergency Agency Provides Update On Today’s BRT-Bus & Train Crash
two adults were confirmed dead and several people seriously injured
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has provided an update on this morning’s bus-train crash.
A passenger-filled BRT bus ran into an oncoming train at PWD Bustop in Oshodi area of Lagos state.
A statement signed by LASEMA chief, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu in a statement with the header” Situation Report Regarding A Road Accident At PWD Bus Stop Off Old Works Road” explained that …
“On arrival of the agency’s response team at the scene of incident, it was discovered that a Viale BRT bus with an unknown registration number and a train were involved in an accident at the above mentioned ( address.
Investigation gathered revealed that the immediate cause of the incident was due to reckless driving on the part of the BRT bus driver while trying to beat the train traffic signal before the moving train rammed into the BRT bus.
Unfortunately, two adults were confirmed dead and several people seriously injured.
The injured victims have been administered first aid treatment by the agency’s medical team (paramedics) and LASAMBUS officials, well stabilized and being transported to trauma center at LASUTH Ikeja for further treatment.
The agency’s LRT at Cappa alongside LRT at C3, LRU paramedics at C3, Onipanu, Cappa, LASAMBUS officials, Nigeria Police Force, LASTMA, LNSC and Nigerian Army are responders present at the scene of incident.”
The agency further disclosed that “Operation ongoing”.
However, contrary to the claim of “Viale BRT bus with an unknown registration number” by the emergency management agency, one of the pictures from the scene sourced by SocietyNow.Ng from Lagos Monitoring Team social media page gave the registration number as “04A-48LA”
